The rap beef has gone from wax to Wifi over its past 50-plus years, but Roxanne Shanté isn’t fazed. While the barbs slung between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj over the past couple of weeks might leave some clutching their pearls, Shanté’s getting hers polished for the next round. “As long as it stays on telephones, as long as it stays on social media, then I’m all for it, and the reason why I say I’m all for it is because I always understood that hip-hop is a sport,” the first Lady of Rap declared to EBONY.

“You know, a lot of people forget that hip-hop started off with: “In order for you to be the best, you need to be the best. So, I think it’s a natural competition that comes out.”

She who was spitting bars back to men twice her age when she was just 14 years old knows of what she speaks. I

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